diff --git a/.codespell/ignore_lines.txt b/.codespell/ignore_lines.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07fa7c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespell/ignore_lines.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+;; Please include filenames and explanations for each ignored line.
+;; See https://docs.openverse.org/meta/codespell.html for docs.
diff --git a/.codespell/ignore_words.txt b/.codespell/ignore_words.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04b4fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespell/ignore_words.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+;; Please include explanations for each ignored word (lowercase).
+;; See https://docs.openverse.org/meta/codespell.html for docs.
+
+;; abbreviation for "materials" often used in a journal title
+mater
+
+;; Frobenius norm used in np.linalg.norm
+fro